India

Japan

IWF Ambassadors

Ira F Watanabe 7th Dan

IWF-Asia

Kjartan Stornes 6th Dan

IWF-International

Kevin Hamilton-Stewart 7th Dan

IWF-UK

National/Continental Representative Headquarters.

Some IWF members within various countries may like to establish themselves as Representative Headquarters (maybe for the benefit of competitions or regional courses, etc.). Any IWF Member Group may set themselves up as 'representatives', there is no monopoly control. These RHQ's are primarily designed and designated as 'contact points' and 'representatives' for all IWF memberships within that host country/continent. However, these RHQ's are not designed to be 'Controlling Governing Bodies' and would/should not take away the rights of those who wish to affiliate direct to the IWF; they merely act as local 'Representatives' for the IWF. IWF members are not required to join Representative Headquarters unless they choose to do so. (a) Representative Head Quarters must have an elected infrastructure/committee to help run the affairs and advise members within their local and/or regional membership.(b) The Representative Head Quarters must have an elected Ambassador/Chairman as head of the Committee. (c) All RHQ's must operate with the best interests for the International Wado Federation and all its members.(d) All individual groups/associations may still affiliate direct to the IWF-Honbu (World Governing Body Head Quarters) based within the UK.(e) International Clubs may also choose to affiliate to a National Governing Body in their host country (if there is one). (f) The running of the individual Group/Association is the sole responsibility of the Registered Chief Instructor of that Group/Association.

The Alliance of International Wado-ryu (AIWa)

The History of AIWa and the AIWa Badge. The name AIWA (pronounced 'eye-wa') is made up from the initials of the Alliance of International Wadoryu (A.I.Wa). The initials are made from '(A)lliance of (I)nternational (Wa) Wadoryu. However there are also further connotations.

A new era in International Wado-ryu. Autonomous Wado groups and associations can now also affiliate to the International Wado Federation: www.internationalwadofederation.co.ukThe motto of AIWa is ‘Peace within Mutual Harmony’.